This is a guess (I don't use xl2003 and I don't have a network to try it on.)

Try tools|options|General Tab|Web options button|Files tab

Uncheck "update links on save"

Can you post back with the results of your testing?

tim wrote:

Hi,

I recently migrated to 2003 and when using a file created in 2002 the links
do not update when the Source file is open. First, I opent the destination
workbook, choose not to update links, open the source workbook and make
changes. The changes are not updated in the destination workbook.

If I edit the equation in the destination workbook by deleting the path
('\\server\folder\[filename]sheet'!cellref) up to the filename of the source,
then the values update. Once I close the source, the equation in the
destination changes to a mapped drive type path
('S:\folder\[filename]sheet'!cellref).

Why are the links not updating when the source is open, and why is the path
changing from \\server style to mapped drive style?

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Dave Peterson